Firefighter Jerry Campbell, of Tennessee Division of Forestry, passed away Saturday of an apparent heart attack. He became ill while preparing his Cocke County, Tennessee-based unit to deploy from Newport to help control a wildland fire in the Cherokee National Forest near Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
He was taken to the hospital and was on the hellipad getting ready to be flown to Knoxville for additional care when he suddenly deteriorated and could not be revived.